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  • ChaseB
    #BringBackFaceuary
    • Oct 2003
    • 9844

    #1

    Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition


    You can all pretty much taste it at this point, right? Madden 12 is really close.

    With that in mind, I wanted the staff to take one last look at the Madden 12 demo in this edition of Fact or Fiction. Beyond that, I wanted to get a feel for how hopeful or worried they are heading into the launch-day festivities.

    Read More - Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition
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  • Big FN Deal
    Banned
    • Aug 2011
    • 5993

    #2
    Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

    Man, I can't believe all the "EA/Madden hate" being spewed in this write-up, they must all have an "Agenda"! LOL j/k

    Great points made, imo and I just finished posting some similar opinions in another thread.

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    • Bryzine21
      Rookie
      • Feb 2010
      • 48

      #3
      Madden always comes through in the final product as far as I am concerned. Very good demo=great retail version.

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      • Errors Occurred
        Banned
        • Aug 2011
        • 360

        #4
        I have to say that I think the same thing as all 3 of you guys (weird) but ya'll said everything right in my mind....Now I can just hope alot of them questions can be answered come Friday the 26th or Tuesday the 30th.

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        • JOHN 3:16
          Banned
          • Feb 2007
          • 35

          #5
          Originally posted by Big FN Deal
          Man, I can't believe all the "EA/Madden hate" being spewed in this write-up, they must all have an "Agenda"! LOL j/k

          Great points made, imo and I just finished posting some similar opinions in another thread.
          It's funny how u say all the hate on EA in the write up. But i rip on EA and they give me a warning that i'm trolling and i need to stop. So what give OPS???

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          • guaps
            Observer
            • Sep 2009
            • 694

            #6
            Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

            While all have their valid points, I agree most with Caley.

            The Madden 12 demo is the best Madden demo I've tried on this generation of consoles and I also believe it plays best on slow, but it doesn't feel like football to me either. I'm especially annoyed by the passing game and the way the new zone coverage interacts with the running game (plus all the other stuff that Madden usually doesn't get quite right, e.g. special teams and OL/DL interaction).

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            • roadman
              *ll St*r
              • Aug 2003
              • 26339

              #7
              Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

              A mixed bag of opinions, which is good.

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              • Xotros
                Pro
                • Jan 2011
                • 565

                #8
                Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

                Agreed about passing. Defensive players sliding into interceptions kills the passing game and realism.
                PSN: Feverthefocus

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                • DeuceDouglas
                  Madden Dev Team
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 4297

                  #9
                  I honestly never understood the complete infatuation people have for the halftime and weekly highlight shows. From the very little I ever played of that game I maybe watched it the first couple times and then kept skipping it. I'm positive that I'm in the minority here but of all the things I'd like to see added to madden, highlight shows are near the bottom of my list.

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                  • s38s38s
                    Banned
                    • Jan 2009
                    • 623

                    #10
                    Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

                    On the demo "normal" speed feels hectic, players slide/skate all over the field. The game feels much better on the "slow" speed, players feel like they have weight, and you see more of the animations vs just a flash.

                    I like the passing, I think many are too accustomed to the free for the Madden 11 passing game was. The windows vs zone defenses close quick! You have to throw it before the receiver is open (anticipating the throws). In the demo gone are the days of waiting to hit the "open receiver" between defenders, you can split them but you don't have all day to make the throw anymore.

                    The presentation is far from what sets the standard for me, which is NFL 2K5. Game was $20 dollars, and was the most impressive game I've played from a presentation stand-point, it's almost become mythic in the sense younger gamers can't appreciate good presentation because they never experienced something as deep as 2K5's.

                    The final build is almost always above and beyond the demo, I look to a great year of Madden, even with it's legacy issues. OLF's and OLC's will keep me happy until it's time to do all of this again.

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                    • Broncos86
                      Orange and Blue!
                      • May 2009
                      • 5505

                      #11
                      Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

                      Always a polarizing topic, really. And "Madden feeling like Madden" is not necessarily a bad thing. Tecmo Bowl feels like Tecmo Bowl, and it worked well for the franchise.

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                      • Hooe
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 21555

                        #12
                        I thin the presentation will really be held back tremendously by the outdated commentary system that the game uses, but even with that what EA added this year is a tremendous step in the right direction for the Madden series. I'm looking forward to this game.

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                        • statum71
                          MVP
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 1987

                          #13
                          (Presentation being where it needs to be question)


                          I think EA did good in improving this year. I love the new camera angles and all.......but all three of these guys hit the nail dead on its head in these answers.
                          The Lord is my shepard.

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                          • Broncos86
                            Orange and Blue!
                            • May 2009
                            • 5505

                            #14
                            Re: Fact or Fiction: Madden 12 Demo Edition

                            Originally posted by CHooe
                            I thin the presentation will really be held back tremendously by the outdated commentary system that the game uses, but even with that what EA added this year is a tremendous step in the right direction for the Madden series. I'm looking forward to this game.
                            I always turn off commentary anyways. I like to do play by play in my head.

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                            • bukktown
                              MVP
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 3257

                              #15
                              "The passing game is the weakest part of the gameplay."

                              Fiction.....................It is the underdeveloped dynamic that happens when pass blockers and pass rushers make contact with each other.

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